Body of man who had been shot found in burning Missouri home

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities have found the body of a man who had been shot in the basement of a boarded-up northern St. Louis County home while investigating a small fire there.

St. Louis County police said in a news release that officers and firefighters responded Thursday night after smoke was seen coming out of the home. Crews put out a small fire and found the man's body while looking for other possible fires. The release says the man had suffered from at least one gunshot wound.